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Tip: For more on volume control, see “Volume & 
interruptions”.
Zoom
Get a closer look.
• Pinch to zoom: Pinch to zoom on maps, web pages, and 
photos—to zoom in, tap the screen with two fingers and 
then drag them apart. To zoom out, drag your fingers 
together.
Tip: To zoom in, you can also double-tap.
• Screen magnification: Triple tap the screen for full screen 
magnification, or triple tap and hold to temporarily magnify. 
Tap Apps   >   Settings > Accessibility > Magnification 
gestures
.
• Big text: Show bigger text throughout your phone. Tap 
Apps  >  Settings > Accessibility > Large text. 
Tip: Or tap Apps   >   Settings > Display > Font size 
> Huge.
• High contrast text: Show higher contrast text throughout 
your phone. Tap Apps   >   Settings > Accessibility 
> High contrast text.
• Browser: Choose text scaling and other accessibility 
settings for your browser. Tap Apps   >   Chrome 
> Menu   > Settings > Accessibility.
Tip: Use Force enable zoom to allow zooming on all 
webpages.
Display brightness
Your phone automatically adjusts the screen brightness when 
you’re in bright or dark places. But you can set your own 
brightness level instead:
Swipe down the status bar with two fingers, and slide the bar to 
adjust. 
Note: Setting brightness to a high level decreases your 
phone’s battery life. 
Touchscreen & keys
To hear or feel when you tap the screen, tap Apps   
>  Settings > Sound & notification > Other sounds:
• Dial pad: To hear a tone when you dial a number, select 
Dial pad tones.
• Screen lock: To hear a click when you lock or unlock the 
screen, select Screen locking sounds.
• Touchscreen: To hear a click when you tap something on 
the screen, select Touch sounds.
•Keys: To feel a vibration when you tap the keyboard, select 
Vibrate on touch.
Messages
To make text entry even easier, use features like 
auto-capitalization, auto-correction, and more. Tap Apps   
>  Settings > Language & input, then tap a keyboard type. 
Of course, if you don’t want to type at all, use your voice. 
Tap   on the touchscreen keyboard.
Control & customize
   Quick start: Control & customize
   Controls and gestures
   On, off, lock & unlock
   Customize sounds and appearance
   Redecorate your home screen
   Quick settings
   Profiles
   Direct Share
   Accessibility